African-American vs. Black.... Why is it Ok Sometimes and Other Times Not? (racism, Canada)
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This guy is a hundred times more African you than you can ever hope to be
And I love how it burns your racist butt.
Lol..your assertion doesn't bother me one bit. That's because I'm right and you're not. You can't say anything that'll get under my skin.
He can be as African as Shaka Zulu for all I care. That's none of my concern.
But no matter how long he was to stay in this country, he can't become an African American. This is a blacks only club. That's just the way it is.
So..now you know.
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Originally Posted by Spartacus713
And what about white people from places like South Africa. They have been there for generations. Some pretty good professional golfers and such have come from South Africa. Should they move to America, surely they would be African Americans. How could they not be?
Easily. Because they aren't black.
The term is reserved for American descendants of slaves...or immigrants coming from other nations in the Americas that had slavery.
Charlize Theron doesn't qualify. Nor would she want to because she knows that's it's preposterous to make that assertion.
My black buddy at work's family has been in this country 200+ years longer than mine but he's an African-American and I'm just an American. Liberal thinking on display for all to see.
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Originally Posted by desertdetroiter
They can list him as Stokely Carmichael if they want to. Doesn't matter.
If he's white, he ain't no African American. Not now,not then, not ever. He's white.
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Originally Posted by desertdetroiter
The designation is reserved for black Americans of African descent.
That's how it can be.
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Originally Posted by desertdetroiter
Lol..your assertion doesn't bother me one bit. That's because I'm right and you're not. You can't say anything that'll get under my skin.
He can be as African as Shaka Zulu for all I care. That's none of my concern.
But no matter how long he was to stay in this country, he can't become an African American. This is a blacks only club. That's just the way it is.
So..now you know.
Easily. Because they aren't black.
The term is reserved for American descendants of slaves...or immigrants coming from other nations in the Americas that had slavery.
Incredible!
Political Correctness at it's peak. No basis on facts or truth, only emotion, because someone says so.
And that is as unAmerican spirit as it can get, because THE United States was built on the premise that people can be free to think and believe in what they want without having to kow-tow down to others who who control their (our) lives. Liberty, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness.
Political Correctness at it's peak. No basis on facts or truth, only emotion, because someone says so.
And that is as unAmerican spirit as it can get, because THE United States was built on the premise that people can be free to think and believe in what they want without having to kow-tow down to others who who control their (our) lives. Liberty, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness.
Well why do you have a problem what desertdetroiter thinks about this....
That is the question.
You should be happy that he is exerting his god given American rights.
So presumably, we came up with the term "African-American" ( never mind that it's a misnomer ) because the term "black" sounded too derogatory (?) and so now all white people use the term "African-American" when referring to black people.
What's confusing me is, you'll often hear both terms used in practically the same sentence quite often. I noticed this while listening to Clinton, Sanders, and O'Malley talk at the Urban league conference last week.
"Black" seems to be the term of choice when talking about numbers and statistics.
I'm just wondering, why is the term "Black" considered too derogatory in some contexts, but perfectly acceptable in others?
Black and African American are unrelated terms. Black is a skin color regardless of where they live. African American is somebody born in Africa and living in America regardless of their skin color.
Political Correctness at it's peak. No basis on facts or truth, only emotion, because someone says so.
And that is as unAmerican spirit as it can get, because THE United States was built on the premise that people can be free to think and believe in what they want without having to kow-tow down to others who who control their (our) lives. Liberty, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness.
I'm not trampling on anyone's right to happiness or their liberty.
But if you're not black, you're not an African American.
Sorry, but I have white friends from Africa who live in America. That means they are African American.
And I have black friends who were born in America. That means they are Americans.
No.
But I'm laughing at the discovery of all these white African immigrants that everyone on the thread knows all of a sudden.
It's like millions of white Africans just showed up on our shores since this thread started.
White friends from Africa that live in America? Ehhh...not really.
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